Les Chroniques de Viy: Les origines du Mal

Titre original : Gogol. Nachalo

2017
Not Rated
1h 47min

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Les Chroniques de Viy: Les origines du Mal (2017)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering ... Tout lireThe year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working. Investigator Yakov Guro ... Tout lireThe year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working. Investigator Yakov Guro accidentally witnesses one such fit and realizes that Gogol's visions contain clues that c... Tout lire

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7kosmasp

Sleepy Russian Hollow

Of course there is more to it than just this being a "copy" of Sleepy Hollow (it isn't, and I generally have to rewatch that movie asap anyway)! But it has things that may feel like there are quite the few comparisons one can take. There are also references to many other Science Fiction movies and books.

Having said that, the movie does not shy away from being violent and sexy (though some may beg to differ on the latter). The acting is quite fine and the story is more than intriguing. The sound design and the cinematography more than live up to what the movie sets out to do - and anyone watching will not be dissapointed. The first of a trilogy - you kind of can feel it. And it is tough to say how you'll like it if you only watch one of those (this for example) ... you may feel it deserves more or less rating wise ...

3zac610

Slightly above average

The genre of the movie can be defined as horror with detective elements. On the whole, it looks easy enough. I was personally stressed by the inserts with Gogol's visions, they were not always to the point, and sometimes confused the plot and were boring. Toward the movie's end, you may think "What's going on here at all?". Some scenes are written by the sick imagination of the scriptwriter, which is just made to please the viewer allegedly with beautiful effects. The degree of nonsense is at a high bar in this movie.

You can watch it for fans of Slavic literature or as a simple horror movie. But it is better to find something more interesting.

10dashulka-76217

Something really cool

I watched this film at home, when TV3 was showing it during these winter holidays. And I REALLY liked it very much. It's not a usual film. It's a TV series shown in cinemas and, to be honest, that's a great idea. Sitting among all the people who came there to watch it too helps to create a unique atmosphere. All the actors are perfect for the roles, I liked Oleg Menshikov most of all))) I advice you to watch it))

bruja-79659

funny ukro - horror

Brutal. Hot. Dirty. ghoulish, beastly, scaly.Nasty.Uglish.Macabreous.Sexy.Little Lovecraft (sick!) Burton stylish. WTF ???

8darcysull

Dark fantasy fun for literature lovers

This series (which made up three films but somehow 8 episodes on TV) is well-made and a lot of fun. It will be especially enjoyable to anyone who has read Gogol's stories, as it incorporates elements and storylines from Viy and others (even The Nose). The look and feel is very much like Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Alexander Petrov as Gogol is very good. And if you love Russian literature and its tortured geniuses, watch for a couple of cameos from A. S. Pushkin! As of 2023, the whole series is still on Amazon with subtitles. The three-disc blu ray series of the films that I bought only has English subtitles on the second and third films.